According to a Redding police report filed in Superior Court, officers Jared Hebert and Travis Braud went to the Canyon Road property after receiving a call from Craig Warren about his stolen pickup and saw several vehicles in the front yard, some missing parts.

It was there they found Warren's dismantled pickup, police said.

The cab was on the side of the residence, while "the rest of the vehicle that the cab belongs to" was found in the front yard, the police report said.

This 2000 Honda Civic was found in a ditch across the street from an alleged chop shop.(Photo: Courtesy Mariah Galindo)

Officers said they also found several vehicles on the property that had their identification numbers removed, making it impossible to determine whether they were stolen.

Under questioning, Lewis said he found Warren's pickup in a field across the street from the residence.

Lewis acknowledged it was a mistake not to report what he allegedly believed to be an abandoned vehicle to police. He also said he likes to take parts off other vehicles and build "nice running vehicles," the police report says.

He also admitted to dismantling the pickup and said he intended to sell its parts.

But, he said, he had no idea the pickup had been stolen.

He also acknowledged that he and some of his friends also dismantled vehicles in the field.